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Step 1: Apply for a Cross-Border Permit

Scenarios

If a VPC inside the Chinese mainland needs to communicate with a VPC outside the Chinese mainland, you need to apply for a cross-border permit for security compliance.

Skip this step if you do not require cross-border communications in your network plan.

Procedure

Prepare required materials.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Hover on the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Networking > Cloud Connect.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Connect > Cross-Border Permit.
  4. Click Download Materials.
  5. Print and sign the Cloud Connect Cross-Border Circuit Service Agreement, Letter of Authorization for Representative, and China Unicom Letter of Commitment to Information Security of the Cross-Border Circuit Service, and stamp your company's official seal.
  6. Prepare a scanned copy of your company's business license, of the representative's ID card, of the Cloud Connect Cross-Border Circuit Service Agreement, of the Letter of Authorization for Representative, and of the China Unicom Letter of Commitment to Information Security of the Cross-Border Circuit Service. Ensure that all materials are stamped with your company's official seal.

Submit an application.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Hover on the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Networking > Cloud Connect.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Connect > Cross-Border Permit.
  4. Click Submit Application.
  5. Fill in the enterprise and representative information, and upload the prepared materials.
  6. Click Submit.

    After you submit the application, the status will change to Pending approval. The review takes about one working day. When the status changes to Approved, you can buy bandwidth packages.